Patents by Inventor Dan Tamez

Dan Tamez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VAD integrated flow sensor
    Patent number: 10786611
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Tamez, Neil Voskoboynikov
  • VAD INTEGRATED FLOW SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180099077
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Dan TAMEZ, Neil VOSKOBOYNIKOV
  • VAD integrated flow sensor
    Patent number: 9861730
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Tamez, Neil Voskoboynikov
  • VAD INTEGRATED FLOW SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170157308
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Dan TAMEZ, Neil VOSKOBOYNIKOV
  • VAD integrated flow sensor
    Patent number: 9579432
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Tamez, Neil Voskoboynikov
  • VAD INTEGRATED FLOW SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140100414
    Abstract: A blood pump with an integrated flow sensor is provided. The blood pump may include an implantable pump for pumping blood having a housing, a flow path extending within the housing and at least one movable element within the housing for impelling blood along the flow path and a sensor for measuring the flow rate of blood through the pump. According to one embodiment, the sensor may be mounted to the housing of the pump. In accordance with a further embodiment, the housing may have an exterior surface defining a cavity, and the sensor may be located within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: HEARTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Dan Tamez, Neil Voskoboynikov